Satyrs are the goat-legged spirits of the Greek wilds, companions of the wine god and famous for music and dancing; the Romans called their gentler cousins fauns. This satyr name generator makes Greek-sounding names, woodland names like Ivyhorn, and names for D&D satyr bards.
Satyrs in Greek myth
Satyrs were the wild followers of Dionysus, god of wine, known for music, dancing and causing trouble.
- Horse, then goat: in early Greek art satyrs have horses' ears and tails. The goat legs came later, as they merged with Pan and the Roman fauns.
- Satyr plays: Athenian playwrights followed three tragedies with a rude, comic satyr play. Only one survives complete, Euripides's Cyclops.
- The pipes: the syrinx, or panpipe, is the satyr's instrument, named after a nymph who was turned into reeds.
Naming a satyr
- Greek names come from wine, dance and revelry: Komastes, "reveller", with a home "of Arcadia".
- Woodland names are all ivy and horn: Ivyhorn, Hazeltail, Acornhorn.
- D&D bards: satyrs make natural bards, so this style gives them a stage name like Pip Merrypipe.
For the nymphs of the same woods, try the Nymph Name Generator.
For more beasts of legend, see all the mythical creature name generators.